VOL. XX XXI.
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IFift\J-Two Specials s
in honor of our Third Anniversary. $
The event of season. fij
THE MODER N STORE- «
Sc-o iK>»tera for Particulars. jr.
Sale Begins Tuesday 8 p. m., March 29. 8
and continues till Saturday night.
Yea can't f?il to get scmetliiEg yea Died at a big bargain. g
Grand riillinery Display g
S Our Easter Millinery can't fail to interest you. y. |
In We can give you the best and latest in the
a land at prices to suit your purse. jg
SEISLER-MARDOkF 3OTPANY, |
S SOUTH MATH STREET | QQ-i
S I Send ln Your Mail orders '
ul OPPOSITE HOTEL ARLINGTON. BUTLHR. PA..
EYTH BROS.
[Across from Farmers Nat. Bank.]
Our Big Line of
Spring Wall Papers
are all in, and are the finest ever showa in Butler.
Prices Are Low.
. . Big Lot of Room Mouldings and Window Blinds. .
EYTH BROS.
Mrs. I. E. ZIMMERMAN?
it i
, f NEW FOR SPRING, 1904, 5
Ladies' fine tailor-made V
Suits. Ladies' fine tailor-y
1 > Jk made Jackets, Ladies' finev
' f (**\#M. Plm tailor-made kain Coats, V
X /• 14 l adies' fine tailor-madeV
Separate Dress Skirts,| }
w fl \ ' Xfo Ladies' fine tailor-madeV
0 \ W W/j™ 3 Walking v
° \1 ; ' Waists and Shirt Waist SuitsH
1 1 I \ /l \\ SUITS $lO up to S4O i?
i ► Ml'.W SKIRTS $2 08 to S4O V
j > f L lii\\ JACKETS ssnptosir,A
f X BAIN OOATtS $lO to $25
H I / SILK SaiRT WaIST SUITS. *lO to S2SV
fvX SILK COATS, new Eton eflPectß,ss tos2o^
Spring Wash Goods^
( > New orhlte gou&s, India linens, plain and fancy waistings, new cot-O
.ton voiles in plain or fnncv weaves, new ginghams, calicoes, chintzes,
madras, seersuckers and shirtings. 2
{ I New Embroideries, Laces, and all overs.—Notwithstanding the ad-O
. vance in prices of all cotton fabrics, we are selling at the old prices. JL
OUR RECORD IS OUR GUARANTEE. X
: Mrs, J. E, Zimmerman J
Bell Phoneßoß. X
( ► Pepin'sPUODS 128. ouiJer, t a.
I-X-UJ- V ■" *, , 1 ■»' ' ■ - '
The Cyphers Incubator I
Bit ie the original and I
only genuine patent-dia- |
phragm, son-moisture and 1
self ventilating incubator. I
Winner of Gold Medal and |
Highest Award at the |
Pan-American Exposition, 1
October, 1901. The stan
dard hatcber of the world.
Call and see this incuba
tor at the store of
J. G. & W. CAMPBELL
910 Soutn Main Street, Butler, Pa,
I -t-J
■ Fall and Winter Suitings E
■ ( ] JUST ARRIVED. ( ] ■
■ 142 North Main St. vy B
COOPER CO„
fine; tailors.
Are r\ow occupying their
old locatioi\ at corner of
tlrie Diamond. t-
Suits from sl3 to SSO. |
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| HUSEbTON'S
11 We are pretty tired so we won't write a leng "ad," 9
H but let the goods and prices do the talking this time, pi
H Listen to 'em.
II Women's 85c, 95c, 1.25. 1.98, s2.ls—anywhere g
r Shoes from 50c to $1.50 taken off the price noth-
H ing off the value. §|
> 1 3.89, 2.89, $2.39, $1.66, 98c—A summons Wen's |gj
Pp and a strong one. Figures no' much like the
Eij old price, but the shoes are just the same.
I Boys' Shoes Girls
|| 57c, 98c, sl. * 57c, 98c, sl. ||
iy Twins in price ami quality. Bat one looks like# lirtle ytntJeinaii— ~3
Kl the other like sister: nsed to cost like that, too.
H 25 Per Cent. Off on all Warm Goods, Wool Boots J
§£j and Stockings.
We bave't heard of any one who hasn't been properly fitted at
this sale. Maybe you've had to wait a little, but pity our backs. We ?
||| are very busy. ||j
I
scuex?
| Laces and Embroideries |
| NEW AND FINE. |
$ kind, don't miss seeing our splendid assortment.
§ SPECIAL. u
(i £Jx tlii nsatid yards of fioe tOicbou laoes. the regular 10-ceni Ji
W bind—on sale this week at 5 ct nte per yard.
§ LACE CURTAINS. §
The new stock just opened contains some hummers iu Net
V and Ruffled Swiss Cnrtains.
£I Ruffled Swiss Curtains 50c a pair up. Nottingham Cnrtains 30c up. gjf
F3 Curt iiu Swiss 10c, lityc and 15c yd.
$ CHOICE NEW WASH GOODS. $
(R We are bhowins a big line rf r»w PercaUs, Gicsbavus,
Qj Seersuckers, Calicoes, etc g|
t; In spite of tbe advanced cost we ujfiintain prices on Ibe old
S& level. (.
| L. Stein & Son,
£ 103 N MAIN STREET, CUTLER, PA-
\ SPRING CLOTHING, j
\ We are now showing our new styles in Clothing. (
\ They are certainly beautiful. )
/ The famous "Hamburger & Sons" clothing for spring j
) far excels anything we have ever shown. They all have t,
p padded shoulders, firm fronts, and hand worked button £
> holes, and are fully equal to the very best custom made >
suit. See our window display of new goods. * S
/ Do not buy old styles in c
/ Hats, Caps, Shirts and Neckwear
> when you can step into our store and get the 1904 goods \
) for the same price. v
i S We have a few odds and ends on sale at a great (
t bargain. /
\ Douthett & Graham. !
/ INCORPORATED.
In A Few More Days Our
Sale is Over,
it has been a success from the start.
But there are still a few good things left for
the economical buyer.
DON'T PUT IF OFF ANY LONGER
for you will regret it.
Clothing, Hats and Furnishings at less than
cost to make them,
We must have the room that these goods
occupy in our store.
Schaul & Nast,
LEADING CLOTHIERS AND FURNISHERS.
137 South Mam St., Butler
AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE ALLEY KNOWN AS "SHORT WAV
in the Mackey plan of lots in Butler Borough, Pa, and extending from
Centre avenue to Strawberry Way, as a public alley of said borough.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained and enacted by the Town Council and the
Burgess of Butler Borough and it is hereby ordained and enacted bv authority
of the same: That the alley known as "Short Way" in the Mackey plan of loi- ]
in Butler Borough, Pa., and extending from Cent.-e avenue to Strawberry Way, i
be and the same is hereby vacated and annulled aq a public alley of Butler
Borough.
Ordained and enacted in Counpil this day af IPO4.
ATTEST:
President of Town Council.
Secretary Council.
! Now. 1904, the above and foregoing ordinance
; is hereby approved of by me.
Burgesa.
BUTLER, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1904.
SINCE 1893
I bns-in 1893 Who
would then h;»ve jiro.ii.-ti-l tbe
•_'r« ;i r «itv •!:.•«• ill w-i;lt". !h;it has
sii'i c -t.kfli |»lrttv?
•' •«t I fell y-n. tlo coining
> cms ti :!i I—Hi it out of sijrht.
'' ri'if.i ths with those
«•!>.) •••.re to reap the f.itneps
i f ihe f.inutry'ft advance.
I will curry yoa ou ■'> j. ■ («i:t.
margins.
ESTABLISHED 1893.
R. I. Weaver
Stoats and i'ciids
223 Foortis
PITTS'd U8 G.
Eutkr,
J A. REYNOLDS.
Maa (g^r
Indigestion,
Dyspepsia
m b cared by
Tfj it and if it j.
doesn't help you m I
will pay back your I
money. f
Johnston's j
PHARMACY, |
108 N. Main St.
Don't Know That?
That Stem's Creamery nn.l Milk
depot at the rewr of 417 South
Main street is in operation?
WELL, IT IS!
And if yon w:»nt, good Milk,
Cream, Creamery Butter or Butter
milk, call and see r.s or watch for
our wagon.
People's Phone 435 Bell Phone 2C3.
ASK YOUR GROCER for Steon'g
Boiled Cider in quart jars
We guarantee jur products pure
and free from auy adulteration.
J. H. STEEN'S CREAMERY.
Binding of Books
Is our occupation. We put our
entire time to studying the best
and latest methods of doing our
work. If you are thinking of
having some work done in this
line I am sure you will be well
pleased if you have it done at
Tbe Butler Book Bindery,
W. W. AM ON, Prop.
OPD Court House.
M. A. BERKiMER,
Funeral Director.
245 S. MAIN ST., BUTLER, PA.
HUGH L. CONNELLY,
Wholesale Dealer In
Fine Whiskies
For Medicinal Purposes,
Bell Phone 278
People's Phone 578.
316 East Jefferson Street
BUTLER. PA
W S. & E, WICK,
OJSALERS IN
Hough and Worked Lumber' of n'l Kinds
D.>ors, Sash and Moulding^
Oil Well Rigs a Specialty.
Office and Yard
E CuouUigJiam and Monro'.-
aear Wogt P*»nn Depot,
SYJHJP
M The :.«v. inoio delleacy t.i»t «rcrj- : J
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U pure «vrnp, pood for cvtrj home El
□ Lie. KoUt in tini whlrii ».!
H kreplu ct>o<ln»»» free from dirt fj
duii, common with eorooion 11
gyrup. 10.-, ar, J .'/Oc. At grocers. W
ft* cosn FitoaucTS co.. fi
He* Ycrk enO
Dryiug preparations si:np!y iV
op dry catarrh; tliey dry up tho sacr'• •.
which adhere to the membrane and J- ■ im
pose, causing a far more serious trouble t' -
the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all U y
ing iuhalantf, funics, smokes and n. i*
and \i*o that which cleanses, soothes a:.'.
heals. Ely's Cream Balm is such a ren:rdy
and will cure catarrh or cold in tho head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size will bo
mailed for 10 cents. Ail druggists sell tha
50c. size. Ely Brothers 56 Warren St., N.Y.
The Balm euros without pain, does not
irritate or canso sneezing. It 6pretds itself
over an irritated and angry surface, reliev
ing immediately the painful inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
against Nasal Catarrh and Hay Fever.
FOUR-FOLD
UNIMENT.
FOR MAN OR BEAST.
Cures Rheumatism,
Neuralgia,
Sprains and Bruises.
AT ALL DRUGGISTS. 2ic, 60c, sl.oo.**
for Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One application gives relief.
The continued use of Hum*
phieys' Witch Hazel Oil per'-
manently cures Piles or Hem
orrhoids—External or Internal,
Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate—cure certain.
Three Size*, 25c., 50c. and £I.OO. Sold by
Drugzistn, or sent prepaid on receipt of price.
Humphreys' Medicine Co., Cor. William and
John fcu., .\cw York.
NERVOUS DEBILITY,
Vital Weakness and Prostra
tion from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys' Homeo
pathic Specific No. 28, in use
over 40 years, the only success
ful remedy. $ 1 per vial, or spec
ial package for serious cases, $3.
Sold by Druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of price.
Humphreys' Med. Co<i William & John Sts., N. Y.
Eyes Examined Free of Charge
R. L. KIRKPATRICK,
Jeweler and Gradua'.o Optician
Next Door to Court House. Butler, Pa.
NOTICE TO TAXABLES.
A Court of appeals for the different
townships aud boroughs will be held at
the office of the Cornty Commissioners,
Butler, Pa., on the following dates:
Friday, April 1 -Smnmit aud Clear
fi Id twps.
Monday, April 4 Connoquenessing
ard Lancaster twps and Counoqenes
sin>r boro.
Wednesday, April 6 —Jackson and
Cranberry twps., aud Zelieuople boro.
Friday, April B—HarmonyB—Harmony aud Evans
burjr fcoros, and Forward twp.
Monday, April 11—Penn and Jeffer
son twps., and Saxon burg boro.
Wednesday, April 13 —Winfield and
Buffalo twps.
Friday, April 15—Clinton and Mid
dlesex twps.
Monday, April 18—Adams twp., Mars
and Valencia boros.
Wednesday, April 20—Butler twp.
Friday, April 22—First ward, Butler
boro.
Monday, April 25—Second ward, But
ler boro.
Wednesday, April 27—Third ward,
Butler boro.
Friday, April 29—Fourth ward But
ler boro.
Mondjy, May 2—Fifth ward, Butler
l>oro
Assessors are requested to be present
on the day of appeal for their district.
J L PATTERSON.
ROBERT McCLUNG.
GREER McCANDLESS,
Attest: Commissioner*.
J. C. Kiskaddon,
Clerk.
Commissioners' Office, Bntler Pa.,
Feb. 29. 1004
L. C. WICK,
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| A Widow, a Ciri I
| And a Bear |
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Besses owning r> l'r.r:j of a hundred
acres tlie widow Jenkins v> s the pos
sessor of a one horned cow, n three
legged sheep find a tame bear. All
were curiosities in their way. but the
cow and the sheep have nothing to do
with this story. A3 the sM - • how man
say. they are thrown in w: !■ .;ut extra
cost, and it is up to the bt;,r to enter
tain the audience.
Besides owning a farm of nearly 200
acres, situated about half a mile be
low the widow Jenkins', Squire Davis
was the proprietor of the only wind
mill for ten miles around end the fa
ther of a son twenty-two years old
named Harry. The windmill was a
good thing in Its way, but it will be
blown out of this story at once and
make no reappearance. The squire
was a pompous, aggressive sort of a
man who wanted to do all the bossing
and have other people do ail the mini
ing, while the widow was a woman
with a mind of her own and didn't
prupose to be walked on by anybody.
It thus came about that soon after
was left a widow she and the squire
clashed. No lawsuit followed, but it
was a bad thing for the cattle and
pigs that strayed over the boundary
lines, and there was always something
doing to furnish the neighbors with
talk.
The relations between the squire and
the widow had been strained for three
or four years when two new charac
ters came into the cast. A smart, good
looking girl named Betty Lee came to
live with the widow, and she hadn't
been there two weeks when Hurry Da
vis saw and fell in love with her. The
son had tried to stand neutral In the
quarrel, though naturally leaning to
ward his father's side. Perhaps one
reason why he couldn't be brought to
think altogether ill of the widow was
on account of her bear. She had
bought the animal of a stroller who had
been taken siek and shipped to a dis
tant town. It was a big black bear,
full of tricks and good nature, and It
had taken a great liking to Harry.
When the quarrel reached a certain
stage of bitterness he had to part with
the bear as well as the widow. The
separation had lasted two years or
more when Betty I*e arrived. A
month later the young man was visit
ing the widow, the girl and the bear
and enjoying each and every occasion.
These visits were unknown to the
father, of course, and he did not dis-
THE SQCIBI TURNED PALE AND SHOOK IU
BIS CUAIK.
cover them until rumor said that his
son was going to marry Betty and
that the widow Jenkins had brought
things about to spite him.
"Young man, is it so or is it not?" he
demanded of Harry after Inviting him
out to the barn for a talk.
"I love Betty and am going to marry
her," was the reply.
"You'll never do it with my consent."
"But I am of age, father."
"Then I'll cast you off. If you marry
that girl you cease to be a son of mine
and shall never get a cent of this prop
erty."
Harry didn't indulge In any heroics.
On the contrary, ho took the matter so
quietly that his father chuckled to
himself and believed that he had
gained a victory in the first round. He
let It be known that he expected Har
ry to cease his visits to the farmhouse,
but at the same time he was prepared
to close his eyes for a time and give
the boy a chance to retire with dignity.
Things went on for three months with
out anything further being said—that
la, while It was said on all sides that
Harry and Betty would be married on
Thanksgiving day the talk did not
reach the squire's ears until one even
ing In October. He was n man who
acted on impulse. Ho determined to go
straight over to the widow's and settle
things his way within fifteen minutes
of arriving.
The widow's bear had no particular
grudge against the squire, but be was
a watchdog as well as a bear. He had
been turned out that evening to roam
around and see that all was well, and
when he suddenly discovered Squire
Davis coming cross lots through the
barnyard It was only natural that he
should fasten his teeth In the farmer's
trousers leg and conduct him to the
door of the house. The squire didn't
scare at bulls or tramps or mad dogs,
but he drew the line at bears. He was
In a cold fright when he reached the
house, and the widow added to it by
allowing the Uo»»r to follow him In and
sit up. before him and growl and show
his teeth. Harry had come courting as
usual, and of course the position was
em bar" for a couple of minutes.
It mi, ' have lasted longer but for the i
pre- of uU>(d of the widow. She
realized the bear had dealt her a i
hand, and she proceeded to ]
play it for all It was w-orth.
"I am very glad to see you." she said '
as she placed a chair for the r. "I '
* I
am Widow Jenkins, as perhaps you •
know. This young i::d.v is n . •:Vnd. j
Miss Loo. and the ymimc :..ie:!ian [
there is your son Harr. . '' • his
Introduced himself, but 1 v to say '
on his behalf that he Is aching to mako
mince meat of you." (
"Harry, what are yon doing here?" ,
hoarsely demanded the father.
"Courtitifr ISctty. sir," was the reply.
"We are so-m t > be married, and I was
going to to!l you of it i.i a day or two."
hi? to that .-vl—never! You
will leimMt.lmr that I tvld you '—
Tiie I v.ir reared up and growled om
inously, and the sijuire turned pale and
shook in his chair.
"You must not talk so loud," caution
ed the widow. "Bumbo has got one of
his savage fits on, and I can't hold him.
What's the matter with Miss Lee that
you don't want Harry to marry her?"
"I don't want him to marry any one
Just now."
"Don't you? Down. Bumbo! Well,
as the two are in love and engaged, I
think they will marry, and you will be
very silly to Interfere. Don't move
your legs or Bumbo will have them!"
"Why don't you call off your blamed
old bear when you see that he is ready
to eat me?" sbakingly exclaimed the
squire as the sweat broke out on his
face.
"I can't He gets these savage fits
on once in awhile, and there's no doing
anything with him. If he gets his
teeth Into you I don't think we can save
you. Have you anything against Miss
Lee?"
"X-o."
"Don't you think she would make
Harry a good wife?"
"I told you I didn't want— By thun
der, are you going to see me eaten
alive?"
"Bumbo, spare him a little longer!"
appealed the widow. "Now, then, Miss
Lee comes of a nice family and is
worth SB,OOO. and she and Harry are to
be married Thanksgiving day—that Is,
they were to be, but I have concluded
to have the ceremony performed this
evening. Squire Davis, you are a Jus
tice of the peace."
"What! Me marry 'em!" he sbouted.
But the bear started In to hug him, and
he almost fainted away in his terror.
"Yes, you will marry them," quietly
replied the widow after a bit "It will
be a neat, nice thing to do, and It will
be a good joke on the peoplo who ex
pect you to make a fool of yourself.
That's one side of it. The other side
is that the bear Is getting overanxious."
The squire fought against It for a
quarter of an hour, but the widow, the
bear and the girl, aided by occasional
appeals from Harry, carried the day,
and he stood up with the bear beside
him and welded two souls according to
law. Then the bride was kissed, the
bear chained up, and as the squire nib
bled his doughnut and sipped his glass
of cider he was man enough to admit
that he guessed it was all for the best—
"gaul durn that bear!"
Too Bnny to Make m Noil*.
A Kansas City teacher of a kinder
t garten was incapacitated from work
one day by the following incident. The
subject of the lecture and object lesson
was animals, birds and then more ani
mals.
"Now, children," said the teacher.
"I want each of you to think of some
animal or bird and try for a moment
to be like the particular one you are
thinking about and make the same
kind of noises it is in the habit of mak
ing."
Instantly the schoolroom became a
menagerie, lions roaring, dogs bark
ing, birds singing and twittering, cows
lowing, calves bleating, cats meowing,
etc., all in an uproar and excitement
all, with one single exception.
Off In a remote corner a litle fellow
was sitting perfectly still, apparently
indifferent and unmindful of all the
rest. The teacher, observing him, ap
proached and said:
"Waldo, why are you not taking part
with the other children?"
Waving her off with a deprecating
hand and wide, rebuking eyes, he fer
vently whispered:
"Sh —sh sh, teacher sh! I'm a
'oostei\ and I'm a-layin' a alg!"—Kan
sas City Star.
Better Late Than Not at All.
The pastor of the little country
church had been much annoyed by
having the members of his congrega
tion straggle in long after the service
had begun. One Sunday morning, when
he felt that further forbearance with
this fault was impossible, he decided
to rebuke some conspicuous offender.
About twenty minutes later than the
proper hour there entered a mild man
nered little woman, one of the regular
attendants of the church, but quite in
corrigible In her tardiness. The min
ister looked up. fixed her with his speo
tacles nnd remarked:
"Sister, you are very much behind
time. I hope you will not be so late in
getting Into heaven!"
The little woman looked up, smiled
sweetly and without a trace of confo
sion replied placidly:
"I shan't care about that, doctor, so
long as I get there."
And now the pastor feels that the
smile that went round the church some
how spoiled the effectiveness of hla rep
rimand.—New York Tribune.
Wonders of EamtTUt.
It Is now known that precious and
semiprecious stones were engraved
with all the delicacy of modern fila
gree work as long ago as the time of
Horace, centuries before emery pow
der, wheel and lathe were known. In
more modern times and with the tools
and appliances which civilization natu
rally places In the artisan's hands, en
gravers have performed wonders, even
going to the extent of carving relief
pictures on the hardest of all mineral
substances, the diamond. The first art
ist to engrave a diamond was Jacomo
da Trezzo In 1967. The earliest in
stance of any kind of an engraved
gem is the emerald signet ring of Poly
crates, 740 B. C. In the time of Fran
cis 1., Matteo del Nasearo, an Austrian
citizen of Italian parentage, cut his
famous "Crucifixion" upon a blood
stone, the lines conforming with the
red spots and specks in such a manner
as to make It appear that they were
drops of blood Issuing from the mortal
wounds of the Saviour.
How Styles In Shoea Are Introduced.
The manufacturers of shoes get out
new styles every season and try to
work up big sales, but it is the public
which decides whether the styles will
be popular or not The men who set
the styles In hats and cloaks for wo
men can be as arbitrary as they
please. The women will follow them
to any extreme, but show a man a
shoe which looks to him ridiculous,
and be will not have anything to do
with it He would rather be out of
style than uncomfortable or ridiculous.
And so the manufacturers are careful
not to make much of an outlay until
] they find out how the new styles will
go with the people. They prepare, say,
sixty lasts aad make up samples at an
; expense of only a few dollars. The
salesmen take these out through the
i country, and If orders begin to come In
i the manufacturers prepare to make
! them in large quantities.—Milwaukee
• Wisconsin.
A Qn*n Funeral.
One day a man passing along a street
In a central district of London dropped
Into a gulf that suddenly yawned for
. him. He had got into a coal mine shaft
■ that had been bricked over 100 years
before and forgotten. The depth of the
shaft and tlic accumulation of foul gas
in It precluded the recovery of Ms body,
so the borough authority * had religion*
sen. ■I irt over the !ols. The major
dropped u tiuuUsuuie wreath into it, end
it was once more covered up and arch- I
ed with brick.
No. 12.
BARN MANURE
How It la Valued and Handled la
Various Parts of the Country.
There are still extensive regions in
the United States where barn manure
la considered a farm nuisance. In a
county In Oregon the neighbor Is wel
come to haul away this manure, and
that neighbor Is likely to be a thrifty
German with a large garden. ID other
Oregon counties the manure Is burned
In a California county the manure 1&
dumped Into the ravines. It goes to
the creek In Oklahoma. It is hauled to
a bole In the ground or put on one
side of the field in Kansas. South Da
kota farmers burn it to be rul of It and
sometimes buru It for fuel. In North
Dakota farmers haul barn manure to
piles and leave it there until it disap
pears. Farmers in Missouri deposit it
by the roadside, and in Idaho scrapers
are used, and it is "often seen piled up
as high as a barn."
In many counties between the Missis
sippi river and the Pacific ocean farm
ers not only find barn manure a nui
sance, but they have a grievance
against it claiming In South Dakota
that it produces dog fennel, elsewhere
that it produces other weeds and in
various counties that it has such an
effect of "poisoning" the soil that farm
ers are afraid of It The owner of a
large California wheat ranch required
a tenant last year to spread the barn
manure of the ranch upon the wheat
land, but the tenant after doing so,
set fire to the stubble and burned the
manure.
In semiarid regions barn manure
needs to be used cautiously on unirri
gated land. In the wheat lands of Cali
fornia it is more or less visible for four
or five years after Its application to
the land. The practice of 200 years
ago survives In some parts of the
south; cattle are penned upon the land
to increase its fertility, and the pen is
shifted as the owner desires.
In a large portion of the north cen
tral states barn manure is removed to
prevent accumulation and deposited up
on the fields throughout the winter to
be plowed under in the spring. In the
east it is allowed to accumulate until
spring, when It is deposited upon the
land Just before plowing. The use of
this fertiliser for top dressing grass
land is very common throughout the
principal portion of the United States
wherever it is used in considerable
quantities.
Barn manure is more generally ap
plied to corn than to any other crop,
although a liberal application of it is
made to tobacco, potatoes and vegeta
bles. Commercial fertilizer Is liberally
used In cotton production, in the more
Intensive agriculture of fruit and vege
table raising and In growing small
grains, to which It is applied with a
seeder at time of seeding.
The use of barn manure is greatest in
the east while commercial fertilizers
have the greatest use In the cotton belt
The use of any kind of barn or com
mercial fertilizer Is more and more
sporadic westward from Indiana, and
commercial fertilizer Is hardly any
where seen west of the Mississippi riv
er except on vegetable and fruit farms.
— G. K. Holmes.
LtTtl For Irrigation Dltehea.
The little level shown In the accom
panying Illustration I use in surveying
Irrigation ditches on my ranch, says an
Orange Judd Farmer correspondent.' It
is very Blmple and accurate, and first
class work can be done with It It is
made of a long piece of 1 by 4 inch
board, 16 feet long, with a straight
edge. On one end nail a leg 1 by 4 by
24 Inches long flush with the top. On
the other end nail a similar piece three
eighths of an Inch longer than the oth
i art 4:
THE IJEVEIi.
er. This makes a good grade. In the
middle of the long piece nail on either
side short pieces so as to hold a com
mon carpenter's level. Place the short
leg on the starting point of the ditch
and move the other end until the bub
ble is level. In this way you will have
a ditch with a three-eighths inch grade
to the rod. Continue this throughout
the entire length of the ditch.
Intenae Cultivation Doea It.
Most of us are land poor. There are
thousands of money making farms in
this country of less than ten acres
each. As a rule the small farms make
the most money. Look at the prosper
ous truck gardeners. Intense cultiva
tion does it.—George M. Clark.
Poultry Points.
An excellent wash for swelled head
Is quinine dissolved in water.
Irregular feeding is apt to cause a de
rangement of the digestive organs.
The poultryman who is continually
changing breeds never succeeds in the
business.
Winter is the season to feed green
cut bone to poultry. It is good egg
making material.
Do not adopt every bill of fare yon
hear of. If yours is producing good
results stick to it
If you feed green cut bone, see that
It Is fresh and that it Is not from ani
mals that have died of disease.
Begin in a small way, grow gradu
ally, stick to It—that Is the foundation
upon which successful poultry plants
have been built
It costs no more to feed and care for
a pure bred flock than It does for a
mongrel lot nnd the profits are greater
with the former.
The Brown Leghorns lay the smallest
egg and the Light Brahma the largest
of the popular breeds of today.—Farm
Journal.
Unnecessary.
Cholly—A fellow told me today that
I didn't know enough to go in when It
rained. Miss Sharp—And what did yon
lay ? Cholly—l assuhed him It was quite
unnecessary, doncher know, because X
nevah go out when it rains.—Phlladat*
phla Ledger.
Expenalve.
Father—Yes, I admit my daughter
will have a good dowry, but she has
very expensive tastes. Lover— Yon
amaze me. What does she ever want
that is so very expensive? Father-
Well, you for one thing.—lllustrated
Bits.
Controlling neraelf.
She—l want you to select the ring,
dear. He—But I thought you wanted
to. She— l did. But I'm afraid w*
can't afford it.—Life.
Conclusive.
She— What makes you think hi* oA
▼lce is good? He—Because he neve*
gives it unless It's asked for.— Detroit
Free Press.
There are but three classes of men—
the retrogade. the stationary and til*
progressive.— Lav ater.